extraction fan for kitchen island
joeymc73
7 years ago
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Hi, I wondered if anyone could advise me regarding an extraction fan. I am about to build a large open plan kitchen, dining, living room. The room is around 13m x 6.6m and the ceiling height is 3.2m. The kitchen/dining area is roughly 6m x 6.6m but as it's all open plan I assume I would have to take the whole area to figure out the rate of extraction I need. I am planning on an induction hob on my island and would like to use a ceiling extractor fan. I was going to get the joiner to build me a false ceiling over the island for the extractor to sit flush in but I don't want it to have to come down further than 600/700mm. i had something similar to this in mind with the extractor in the false ceiling.
So, my question is can anyone recommend a ceiling extractor that would have a strong enough extraction rate to sit that far above the hob? I intend to ask the joiner to duct this to the outside.
Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give to me.
Joanne
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Comments (20)Kusten, the inlet pipe is usually fitted under the floor, when supplying an island hob. Or if the hob is close to an outside wall then through the wall directly behind the hob. I find it works best,when the air can rise all round the hob. It is not linked to the extractor, if you have a very powerful extractor, and therefore need a lot of make-up air, then inserting a fan in the pipe, a fan with the same capacity in cubic feet will solve the problem. As normally fitted, extractor fans, without make-up air provision, pull outside air from wherever they can get it. Mainly badly fitting doors and windows. This causes drafts and means you are loosing your expensively warmed air blown from the room and replacing it with cold outside air, which you then have to heat. The extractor has to pull quite hard to get the large volume of cold air it requires from outside through a narrow crack or gap round a badly fitting door. make-up air arriving through a six inch diameter pipe has a much easier path and that's the way it will arrive. You will instantly notice the difference, your kitchen will be warmer and your heating bills lower. So called extractor fans that don't exhaust to the outside are a joke. All they do is filter out grease in a block of carbon. All the water vapor that is produced by burning gas and cooking remains in your home. The first law of thermodynamics is that heat always moves to cold. Pushing hot wet air into an unlined chimney or cavity is asking for trouble. As the water vapor instantly condenses on the first cold surface it meets. A cold wet wall/chimney provides an express route outwards for your expensive heat. All modern insulation works by trapping air in small cavities, air in a space smaller than 19mm does not allow rotation and therefore does not pass heat by circulation. A damp chimney quickly and permanently passes heat from the room into the chimney and up into the sky. You don't want this to happen....See MoreHelp on kitchen extraction please
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7 years agoHi Joanne,
You could go for Lux Air Anzi ceiling hood https://www.luxairhoods.com/quality-ceiling-cooker-hoods-slimline-motor-white.
We have just installed it in one of our projects. Here are the images
All the best!
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7 years agoWe have a ceiling mounted extractor in a very large room and it works really well. We ended up with a Brittania BEST extractor (bought from John Lewis) simply because we have a structural steel running above and the position of the internal ducting fit best with that model, though it's a bit bigger than we ideally wanted. The slightly lowered section of ceiling around the extractor is also because of the steel and wouldn't otherwise have been needed. We were actually told that there is a minimum height, rather than maximum, for it to work properly - see http://www.besthoods.co.uk/2011/08/ceiling-extractors-8-things-you-need-to-consider-before-buying-a-ceiling-hood/
It's very powerful and we've had no issues with it. A family member has the pop up option and that has been a bit of a hassle - it's not that powerful and ends up getting dirty from cooking every time.
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7 years agoI have a monza extractor... Wud highly recommend- cost around £800- compared to Bora which start at £2k- and the Bora hob/ extractor that I really liked was )£7k!!!
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I have used the Miele pop up extractor fan personally before and it is excellent. You get what you pay for and Miele although at the higher end of the market isn't the most expensive but definitely delivers. It sits flush in the worktop and gives a really slick design. Here's a photo of my old house and kitchen, the extractor blends seamlessly in with the induction hob.
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